Testing Center

SAC Convocation will take place on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm for faculty and staff.

All academic offices will be closed during this time.

Limited Student Services will be available in the Fletcher Administration Center, Moody Learning Center, and Duran Welcome Center.

Advising Services will not be available during this time.

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Welcome to the San Antonio College Assessment Center webpage!

The Assessment Center provides testing services to students of the Alamo Community Colleges and the Community. Services include test administration of the TSI Exam for college placement and for Texas Success Initiative (TSI) requirements, CLEP (credit by examination), and external (non-Alamo Colleges District) correspondence testing.

TSI Exam

EFFECTIVE August 26, 2013: All prior test scores will no longer be valid for students NOT enrolled for the Fall 2013 term.

The TSI Exam (Texas Success Initiative) is the only approved computerized placement test that is used for assessing a student's readiness to enroll in an entry-level freshman course. The state mandated program is designed to help determine if the student is ready for college-level course in the general areas of reading, writing, and mathematics. It is very important that students do their best in order to have an accurate measure of their academic skills, thereby placing them in the right courses. The TSI Assessment minimum passing standards for college readiness are:

Mathematics: score 350

Reading: score 351

Writing: score of 340 and 4+ on essay or a score of less than 340, and an ABE Diagnostic level of at least 4, and an essay score of at least 5. Students who score below the cut scores are placed in the appropriate developmental course and will need to earn a "C" or better.

What is needed prior to testing (First time in college students and Transfer students):

Complete an ApplyTexas application for one of the Alamo Colleges District at ApplyTexas. Applications can take 3-5 business days for processing.

Confirm that your application has been processed through the Alamo Colleges District online portal ACES.

Submit official high school transcripts or official college transcripts. Submitting your official transcripts will allow us to evaluate your previous test scores (TAKS, STARR, SAT or ACT) and completed college courses.

Login to ACES, select the "Start Here" tab, checklist items 1, 2, and 3 must be completed before you are eligible to test.

Obtain your student ID number also known as a Banner ID. You will need your Banner ID to take the TSI Exam. Get My Banner ID Number

TSI
Exemptions

All students not meeting the exemptions, exceptions, and waivers (see table 1) as defined must take the TSI Assessment as a diagnostic tool to determine reading, writing, and mathematics basic skills. All students who qualify for an exemption, exception or waiver must complete the GO FAARR module and bring the appropriate documentation to the Assessment Center. Students who do not provide official documentation to verify one of the exemptions are required to take one of the TSI assessments, please review Alamo Colleges District TSI exemptions, exceptions, and waivers.

What is needed to take the TSI Exam?

In order for students to take the TSI Exam at San Antonio College, students must have submitted their transcripts and processed by SAC's Admissions and Records. Please review the complete list of items needed in order to test:

Must have an active application on file at one of the Alamo Colleges District

HS transcript for First Time in College students submitted and processed by A&R

College transcript for College Transfer students submitted and processed by A&R

The total fee for the exam (cash, check or credit cards accepted). We advise all students to wait for the day of testing to pay for their exam as testing fees are non-refundable.

All students need to complete the GO FAARR and Test Prep modules prior to testing

TSI
Exam Schedule and Office Hours

The TSI Exam is administered on a space available basis. No appointment is required and need to be completed within the times listed below. We do not offer the TSI Exam for other institutions, SAC and Alamo Colleges District students only.

The following items are prohibited in the testing lab: food and drinks, your personal scratch sheet, calculators, electronic devices, unauthorized aids, smart watches and cell phones must be turned off completely and not be used during the test.

AUGUST 2017 HOURS

TSI Testing Hours

Office Hours

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday

8:30 am – 4:00 pm**

Tuesday

9:45 am – 4:00 pm**

Friday

8:30 am - 2:00 pm

Saturday

NO TSI TESTING

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

8:00 am – 7:00 pm

Friday

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Saturday

9:00 am - 1:00 pm

(NO TESTING)

**For the August schedule the testing lab closes at 6:45 pm. The Essay test

must be completed by closing of the lab, other tests may be saved and continuedon the following testing date (within 9 days).

Dates closed

September 2017 - December 2017TSI Testing Hours

September 2017 - December 2017Office Hours

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday

8:30 am – 2:30 pm

Tuesday

9:30 am – 4:00 pm**

Friday

10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday

8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Tuesday8:00 am - 7:00 pm

Friday

9:45 am – 5:00 pm

Saturday (1st Saturday)

9:00 am - 1:00 pm

(no testing, general information only)

Dates closed

**On Tuesday, the testing lab closes at 6:45 pm. The Essay test must be completed by closing of the lab, other tests may be saved and continued the following testing date.

UPDATED:Students are allowed to retest on the next available test date. This includes retesting all parts, one or multiple parts. For all second or subsequent retests, we recommend the student retest after 2 weeks or after they have attended a formal college test prep intervention program (e.g. PASS) to improve their current test scores.

Services are available upon request from the student and must be supported by documentation supplied by a credentialed or certified person (PhD, MD, diagnostic credential). To request accommodations for TSI testing please visit the disABILITY Support Services (DSS), Moody Learning Center 1st floor or call (210) 486-0020 to schedule an appointment to meet with a dSS Advisor.

ESLA/ENGA Program

Students that speak/write English as a second language; need to improve writing, reading, grammar, speaking and listening; have lived in the United States for 5 years or less.

At this time we are not accepting new requests for the proctoring of exams by online students whom are not San Antonio College students. We are presently experiencing a very high demand for our college's internal testing needs among our students.

Only students who have made prior arrangements before September 2015 will be able to schedule an appointment for their correspondence exam. New students please contact St. Philip's College (210) 486-2444 or Northeast Lakeview College (210) 486-5401 for Correspondence Exams.

The student's external or correspondence exams will be administered according to the prescribed regulations set by the home institution regarding use of notes, calculators, time limit, passwords and items necessary to proctor.